Five Famous Writers
by Lynda Jones
This inspiring chapter biography depicts the lives of talented African American writers... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2008
Word Count 4,472
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 820L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 138264, 1 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
- Myers, Walter Dean
- Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000--Juvenile literature
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002
- Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014--Juvenile literature
- Biography & Autobiography | General
- Authors, American
- Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002--Juvenile literature
- Wright, Richard, 1908-1960--Juvenile literature
- Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014
- African American authors--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Brooks, Gwendolyn
- African Americans
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Wright, Richard
- Hughes, Langston
- Hamilton, Virginia
- African Americans--Biography
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967--Juvenile literature
- African American authors
- Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
- Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
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